The effect of family structure on a sample of malnourished urban Nigerian children

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 230-233

  Adekunle, Lola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Family structure; Malnutrition; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD; MALNUTRITION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 21344457431     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650502600207     Document Type: Article

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